uBawo Wahlula Ababingeleli Bakhe

Ababingeleli baphila phantsi kwemida eqingqwe ngakumbi: ukuzila okulinganiselweyo, bangazenzi mpandla okanye bazisike, balumke ngabo bazeka, kungabikho siphako somzimba kwindoda esondela esibingelelweni. Umbingeleli onesiphako usadla isonka sikaBawo wakhe — ulusapho, akangomqeshwa nje.

Isahluko 21.

uBawo wethu wathi kuMoses: “Yithi kubabingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron: Makungabikho namnye uzenza inqambi ngofileyo phakathi kwabantu bakowabo, ngaphandle kwenyama yakhe ekufuphi naye—unina, noyise, nonyana wakhe, nentombi yakhe, nomnakwabo, nodade wabo oyintombi, ekufuphi naye, ongekendi—angazenza inqambi ngenxa yakhe. Makangazenzi inqambi njengenkosi phakathi kwabantu bakowabo, azihlambele.

Mabangenzi mpandla ezintlokweni zabo, bangalichebi udini lweendevu zabo, bangazisiki imizimba yabo. Mabangcwele kuBawo wabo, bangalihlambeli igama lakhe; kuba basondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni kukaBawo wethu, isonka sakhe, ngoko ke mabangcwele.

Mabangazeki henyukazi, nowenziwe inqambi, nowaliweyo yindoda yakhe; umbingeleli ungcwele kuBawo wakhe. Mnenze ngcwele—kuba usondeza isonka sikaBawo wenu. Woba ngcwele kuni, kuba mna, uBawo wenu oningcwalisayo, uBawo wenu onahlulayo, ndingcwele. Intombi yombingeleli ezihlambela ngobuhenyu, uyihlambela uyise; mayitshiswe ngomlilo.

Umbingeleli omkhulu, omkhulu phakathi kwabazalwana bakhe, othululelwe ioli yentambiso entlokweni yakhe, wamiselwa ukunxiba izambatho, makangaziyeki iinwele zakhe ziyakazele, angazikrazuli iingubo zakhe. Makangasondeli komntu ofileyo, angazenzi inqambi, nokuba nguyise, nokuba ngunina. Makangaphumi engcweleni, angayihlambeli ingcwele kaBawo wakhe; kuba ioli yentambiso yokungcwaliswa kwakhe ikuye. NdinguBawo wenu.

Yena makazeke intombi eyintombi kuphela. Makangazeki mhlolokazi, nowaliweyo, nowenziwe inqambi ngobuhenyu—makazeke intombi eyintombi kubantu bakowabo kuphela. ukuze angayihlambeli imbewu yakhe phakathi kwabantu bakowabo, kuba mna, uBawo wenu, ndiyamngcwalisa—uBawo wakhe omahlulayo.”

Waza uBawo wethu wathi kuMoses:

“Thetha kuAron, uthi: Namnye ongowembewu yakho, kwizizukulwana zakho, onesiphako, makangasondeli ukusondeza ukudla kukaBawo wakhe. Namnye umntu onesiphako makangasondeli: imfama, nesiqhwala, nobuso bonakeleyo, nonelungu eligwenxa, nendoda enonyawo olwaphukileyo, nesandla esaphukileyo, nesifumbu, nomfutshane, nonesiphako emehlweni, nezilonda ezithi qwele, nokhwekhwe, notyunyuzwe amasende. Namnye ongowembewu ka-Aron umbingeleli, onesiphako, makangasondeli ukusondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni kukaBawo wethu; enesiphako, makangasondeli ukusondeza isonka sikaBawo wakhe. Angasidla isonka sikaBawo wakhe, nezinto ezingcwele kangcwele, nezingcwele. Makangasondeli emkhusaneni, angasondeli esibingelelweni, enesiphako, ukuze angazihlambeli iindawo zam ezingcwele—kuba mna, uBawo wenu, ndiyazingcwalisa, uBawo wazo ozahlulayo.” ^a

Watsho ke uMoses oku kuAron nakoonyana bakhe nakubo bonke abantwana bakwaSirayeli.